Our Board

Sarah Pickup

Sarah took over as HUC’s Chair on 1 April 2023. She is the Deputy Chief Executive of the Local Government Association (LGA). She previously worked for Hertfordshire County Council as Deputy Chief Executive with responsibility for Corporate Services as well as being the county’s Chief Finance Officer. Until her appointment to this role in May 2013, Sarah was Director of Health & Community Services in Hertfordshire for 10 years.

Sarah is on the board of Hightown Housing Association, a Trustee of the Nuffield Trust, and a Trustee of a local arts centre. She was president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) in 2012/13.  Sarah graduated from Sussex University with a degree in Economics and is a member of CIPFA. In 2023, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her services to social care.

David Archer

David joined HUC in June 2007 to assist in the creation of the organisation and lead the operational focus of delivering the new countywide service. His involvement with urgent care provision dates back to 1996 in North Yorkshire, where a number of organisations developed to become the largest GP Co-operative in the UK. Since then he has held a number of board-level posts, leading on operations and development of different planned and unplanned care services. Most recently, he has led on developing our nationally recognised NHS 111 service.

David is passionate about promoting innovation, using technology in healthcare and integrating services to deliver high-quality, locally delivered care. David leads on the development of new services as well as focusing on the formation of new partnerships to support the sustainable delivery of services.

Dr Daniel Bunstone

With over 20 years of leadership across the NHS and private healthcare sectors, Dr Dan Bunstone combines clinical practice with strategic innovation to improve patient outcomes. Joining HUC in February 2025, Dr Bunstone is committed to continuing the delivery of high-quality patient care, across all the communities it serves.

Recently serving as Medical Director at Etc Health (BT Group), he oversaw the development of digital health tools such as the HealthyYou App, which supports thousands of NHS patients through lifestyle and clinical guidance. His creation of HealthScore—a data-driven platform linking user habits to personalized health insights demonstrates his commitment to merging technology with evidence-based care. Under his direction, the team secured MHRA approval for medical devices, ensuring compliance while prioritising user accessibility.

At national level, Dr Bunstone shapes policy as National Clinical Director for the NHS Confederation, where he advises on primary care networks and chairs the Digital and Data group. This role involves collaborating with clinicians, policymakers, and tech innovators to address systemic challenges, from reducing administrative burdens to integrating AI responsibly. Locally, he leads Warrington Innovation Network (WIN PCN), securing funding for initiatives like a £250,000 hypertension project that prevented 60 cardiovascular events and saved £1.75 million in NHS costs. His transformation of Chapelford Medical Centre from a temporary facility to a £3 million hub highlights his focus on creating sustainable, patient-centred environments.

As Chief Medical Officer for Speed Medical, Dr Bunstone oversees a national network of medical experts, ensuring rigorous standards in medicolegal reporting and governance. He co-founded the Digital Clinical Excellence Forum (DICE) to establish cross-sector benchmarks for digital care. His financial leadership at Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group involved managing a £250 million budget and steering the organization to stability during challenging economic conditions.

Dr Bunstone remains grounded in frontline care as an Executive GP at Chapelford Medical Centre, where he implemented triage systems and video consultations to streamline patient access. His work as an RCGP Clinical Champion for Activity and Lifestyle emphasises preventive health strategies, advocating for physical activity as a core component of wellbeing. Whether developing digital tools or mentoring clinicians, his approach centres on a simple question: “How does this improve lives?” The answer continues to drive his contributions to healthcare innovation and equity.

Sarah Robertson Goldsworthy

Sarah Robertson Goldsworthy joined HUC as Head of Development in July 2015. She played a vital role in driving the recent growth of the organisation building on HUC’s wealth of experience in the NHS111 and Out of Hours sectors and helped successfully build a strong integrated urgent care and primary care portfolio.

In May 2018, Sarah was appointed Director of Business Development and Strategy, which reflects the importance of growth, planning and service development to HUC. In May 2020, her job title was changed to Commercial Director to reflect her portfolio and team.

Sarah has excellent experience in service development and improvement having worked both in key roles in other healthcare provider organisations as well as in commissioning organisations. At HUC, she is also a member of the Finance and Audit Committee.

Moony Nijjar

Moony Victoire-Nijjar is a highly experienced finance and corporate services leader with over 25 years of expertise in transforming the financial health of organisations across multiple sectors. Joining HUC in November 2024 as Director of Finance & Corporate Services at HUC, he is responsible for finance, corporate governance, HR, and IT, driving strategic initiatives that enhance operational resilience, digital innovation, and long-term sustainability.

Moony has a strong track record in leading financial turnarounds, digital transformation, and organisational change, successfully steering businesses through financial recovery by implementing cost-effective strategies, robust financial controls, and technology-driven efficiencies. His experience spans large, complex workforces, where he has optimised workforce planning and corporate services to improve both productivity and financial performance.

A firm advocate of governance, compliance, and financial stewardship, Moony instils confidence in stakeholders by ensuring transparency, fiscal discipline, and strategic decision-making at every level. He plays a crucial role in strengthening the HUC Board, enhancing its strategic oversight and financial governance to support the organisation’s transformation and long-term success.

With deep expertise in corporate finance, risk management, and operational strategy, Moony is committed to driving financial stability, digital innovation, and organisational excellence, ensuring HUC continues to deliver high-quality, sustainable services to the communities it serves.

Conor Burke

Conor joined HUC in 2021. He began his career as an Occupational Therapist and then worked as an NHS manager in London. Until 2018 he was Chief Officer of Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Groups where he led a series of major performance, quality and financial turnaround initiatives locally and across London as the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) and Chair of the North East London STP Transformation Board and Chair of the London Urgent & Emergency Care Improvement Board.

He has also worked for a range of consulting firms leading work on change management, governance, organisational development, risk management and informatics. He now works as an independent advisor building bridges between NHS systems and providers, innovators, health-tech companies and investors to help transform the delivery of health and care.

Nigel Hopkins

Nigel started his career in accountancy, initially at Ernst & Young and then PwC, with much of his subsequent career at executive level in well-known organisations, in Finance Director positions. He has substantial recent experience in social housing, retirement and care organisations. Nigel has significant experience both at Board level and in chairing various Board committees, across commercial, public and voluntary sectors. He is currently chair of Social Finance End of Life Care Integrator and Macmillan Operational Board.

Nigel chairs the Finance, Investment and Audit Committee on behalf of the Board. This has been established to further enhance HUC’s governance.

Tracey Taylor Huckfield

Tracey has over 25 years experience in human resources and organisational development, including as a Board Director, with a strong Brand and marketing strategy background too. She has been instrumental in the strategic and cultural development of a variety of organisations across the charity and public sectors.

Tracey is currently the Director of People and Corporate Services at Sue Ryder.

Steve Laitner

Steven Laitner is a senior practicing GP in St Albans, Hertfordshire and a freelance health consultant. After public health and clinical leadership roles in the NHS at local, regional and national levels he moved into the world of healthcare consulting in 2013 whilst continuing to practice clinically.

Steven supports a number of NHS organisations, healthcare providers and health-tech start-ups with their clinical strategies, partnerships and delivery. He has recently taken up a NED role with HUC.

Given his clinical and public health foundations, Steven has a particular interest and expertise in Population Health Management (PHM) and service redesign, as well as interest and experience in the role of technology in health and healthcare.

Always at the forefront of service innovation, Steven introduced Telephone Triage into General Practice in 2002, designed and developed 18 Week national pathways in 2005, patient decision aids in 2010, supported the development of Primary Care Homes (later PCN Networks) in 2016 and continues to lead work nationally on Population Health Management.

He also has a passion for shared decision making (previously the national clinical lead), long term conditions, patient empowerment, patient leadership and service redesign.